The cost of my books:
Introduction:
I do not write my books with the intention of making a profit, nor do I write them with the intention of making a loss. I write them because I enjoy writing, which in the case of most of my books involves the revamping of material that was originally written many years ago.
With the exception of 'Practical Dove Keeping a Complete Guide' my profit per paperback book is generally less than £0.25.
Because I buy Practical Dove Keeping a Complete Guide in larger quantities I pay less for printing and make a profit of approximately £1.25 per book.
The cost of my books:
Title: e-Book: Paperback: P&P: (See Note Below)
Practical Dove Keeping a Complete Guide £2.99 £9.50 £3.02
Let's Build a Dovecote £2.99 £9.50 £3.40
Let's Build a Dove-loft £2.99 £9.50 £3.02
Building a Motorcaravan £1.99 £7.50 £2.90
Driving Route 66 £1.99 N / A N / A
Let's Build & Equip a Woodworking Shed £2.99 N / A N / A
Let's Build & Equip a Metalworking Shed £1.99 N/A N/A
Learning To Fly A Helicopter My Story £2.99 £12.00 £3.40
Learning to Fly An Aeroplane My Story £0.99 N/A N/A
Let's Build a Kit Car - The Story of Kermit an Aero Cyclecar. Only an e-Book is available at £1.99
Notes.
I apologise for the cost of my paperback book, 'Learning To Fly A Helicopter My Story'. There are too many pages for it to be printed in A5 so it is printed in A4 size. The cost is quite exorbitant; although it is printed in full colour throughout using top quality paper etc. (£12 is the cost price to me so by selling at that price I make £0.00 profit after printing costs and P&P.
The following books are not generally available to the public:
- 'Alan's Story The First 40 Years'.
- Alan's Short Stories'.
To obtain a paperback copy of any of my books please email me;
roadrunner@aam-tai-pan.co.uk
or;
mail@roadrunners-doves.co.uk
Include in your email your name and address and the book(s) you want. Once I receive your email I will post the book, payment is either by cheque or PayPal if you have an account.
My e-Books are only available from Amazon.
To obtain an e-Book simply type in the name of the book you want and click the links. (Note sometimes Amazon will not let you buy an e-Book direct to an iPad or Kindle Reader. If you experience this problem then buy the book from your desk computer and have it sent to your iPad etc.
Price Reduction on Paperbacks:
It appears that more and more people are buying my e-Books and not the paperback versions. This is not particularly surprising as an e-Book is considerably cheaper than a paperback, which incidentally I normally sell within 25 pence of the actual cost price to me!
As a result I have got lots of paperbacks taking up room. For the immediate future any paperback books purchased will include free postage, of course it means I'm making a loss but what's the alternative?
13 October 2022